CII News and Press, Blackrock Capital and Income Fund Inc. From 09/08/22

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...

Summary MCN has been brought up in the past, but more recently, it seems to have been a more frequent occurrence. I've run across MCN previously, but I haven't looked at the fund too much in-depth. The fund utilizes a covered call-writing strategy, generating premiums and help...

It's been a stellar month+ for the more aggressive and leveraged equity CEFs with the more defensive option-income CEFs having more mixed results. Generally speaking, option-income CEFs that sell a low percentage of options against their portfolio have performed better than option fun...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad marke...

We are closing the chapter on another volatile quarter for the market, a downtrend that feels like forever. There could be more opportunities in the coming months and quarters as the Fed continues to raise rates. Despite this, I buy every month to grow my income over time - 2022 h...

EXD utilizes an index call writing strategy on its heavy tech portfolio. This strategy and positioning have helped provide some reprieve from the declines in the market. The fund has an attractively high distribution that will generally see a lot of return of capital characterized...

CII leans towards a heavier tech weighting but has still been holding up relatively well. The fund's covered call strategy seems to be providing some downside protection here, as well as a reduced allocation to tech. The distribution seems reasonable and sustainable at this time d...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad marke...

JEPI's trailing yield is 8.40% - it pays monthly. We compare JEPI to other S&P-based high yield ETF's and CEF's. Performance, Dividend Yields, Price Discounts, and Expenses are also covered in this article. For further details see: JEPI: 8% Yield, Monthly Payer, And ...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...